You may also use the Internet for additional details to add to your critique
The topics for your paragraphs can be any of the following: acting, screenplay, cinamatography, music, special effects, Historical references, Setting/costumes, storyline (you will need to pick 3 to talk about)
Once you have read and decided, you MUST come to see Mrs. Ferris before beginning (you should plan to see Mrs. Ferris within the first 20 minutes of class)--This meeting will be PART of your grade so do not miss out on points.
Tuesday, December 4th
Bellwork (save until Friday-DO NOT SEND YET)--How can we change the culture of cyberbullying?
Scenarios
Working in a group of 2-3 people, read through the scenarios. Choose THREE and answer the questions. You need to also decide how could you change things to make it better? (de-escalate or defuse the situation or even stop it from happening).
You can turn it in on a written sheet of paper, you can email it or you can come and tell Mrs. Ferris.
Make sure EVERYONE has their name on what is completed for credit.
Remember--Go to your 3rd hour class, check in and then meet in the auditorium for the assembly (find Mrs. Ferris for where to sit)
Monday, December 3rd
Bellwork (save until Friday-DO NOT SEND YET)--Do you think cyberbullying is a problem at THS? Why or Why not?
Intro to CyberBullying
Quiz
Discussion
Video
**Activity--if there is time
Make sure to get a FLEX pass to attend tomorrow's assembly (you need to attend)!!!
Friday, November 30th
Bellwork (email when completed)--Do you think you are doing your best to stay safe online? Why or Why not?
Finish the Internet Privacy Assignment from Thursday
Thursday, November 29th
Bellwork--Do you check the privacy policy on a website before you register with it? Why or why not?
If Absent go to Living Online (Lesson Three)
Wednesday, November 28th
Bellwork--What do you think the hardest thing about being a teenager in the Digital World is?
If Absent go to Living Online (Lesson Two)
Tuesday, November 27th
Bellwork--Do you post pictures of yourself online? Why or why not?
Feeling on Display Video and Discussion
If Absent go to Living Online (Lesson One)
Monday, November 26th
Bellwork--What is your reaction to the video and why?
Watch the video in class
Go to the Body Image Link on the left and complete the assignments for today!!
Tuesday, November 20th
Bellwork--What are you looking forward to the most for this vacation? (email your bell work--all of it--once you are done)
This is the final day for your Pictures That Lie Assignment. I am not pleases with the amount of time that was wasted while I was gone. If I do not have your assignment by the end of class, there will be a point deduction for late work.
I will be watching what you are on. If I see anything that is not class related you will go to the SRC and receive a ZERO on this assignment. That includes music (and the excuse of "I was just finding something to listen to" will not work)
I have assignments from the following people (if your name is on the list see me for what you can work on):
2nd Hour--Devroy, Flagg, Funches, Griffin-Jackson, Moore, Paris, Scott
4th Hour--Archer, Banner, Charleston, Collins, Davis, Davis-Walker, Lapointe, Lewis, Pass, Shaw, Smith, Williams R
**Message from Mrs. Ferris: I hope all of you are working hard on this project. So far 2 of your classmates have completed it and turned it in. I expect that the rest of you will complete it on Monday in class. PLEASE do not waste time. You are responsible for getting this card marking off to a good start and getting this project completed on time will be a great start!!!
Friday, November 16th and Monday, November 19th
Bellwork--Keep all bellwork on one page and turn in on November 20th (Tuesday)
Friday--What video did you find you related to more and why? (Killing Us Softly 4 or Tough Guise)
Monday--Why do you think Media Agencies alter pictures?
Report cards will be done this afternoon so unless it is in, it will NOT count
Thursday, November 8th
Creating a Commercial for your cereal
You must write a story (as in paragraph form with LOTS of details) about what the commercial advertising YOUR cereal (that YOU created) would look like. You need to include details. What will the people see, what will they here.
Don't just say it will have a little girl eating cereal-Tell me what the little girl looks like, what is she wearing, what color is the bowl of cereal in front of her.
Don't say there are kids playing outside-Tell what they are paying, where are they standing, what does the weather look like, what do you hear outside.
The more details you have, the better it will be.
DO NOT give me a 1 paragraph, 3 sentence statement. I want DETAILS!!!!
This can be typed or hand written--Due today at the end of class
Wednesday, November 7th
Quiz on Kids Advertising
Complete the article from Monday and send it in
Get anything else that is missing in TODAY!!
Monday, November 5th
See Mrs. Ferris to have your Cereal Box Graded (if it is not graded today it will be considered LATE and lose points)
Complete and turn in your video project if you have not
Bellwork: WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE ON THE BELLWORK FROM LAST WEEK--
Do you think negative campaign ads help or hurt a candidate?
Tomorrow is your Political Advertising Post Quiz (similar to the Pre Quiz)
Go to the Politics link on the left and look over the notes PowerPoint from the beginning of the lesson
Make sure you understand the meaning of the words listed!!!!!---ALL OF THEM
Find 3 examples of ads that fit the definitions (you can use YouTube, you can use the link from the Fact Checker Assignment, you can google it)
Send me an email that gives me a link to the video and what definition it fits
***If you want to work with someone one this (for a max of 2 people in a group) you must find 5 examples together
Finish and turn in your project
Extra Credit Chance--If your group wants to show the class your project, please see me or email me before the end of class so I can set it up for tomorrow)
Monday, October 22nd and Tuesday, October 23rd
Bellwork: WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE ON THE BELLWORK FROM LAST WEEK--
What is one question the candiates should have to answer honestly and openly during this final debate?
Tuesday--NO BELLWORK
Finish filming your commercial
Remember the requirements given last week and the demonstration we did as a class
By the end of class your group should be ready to turn this in
If this is NOT the case, someone from your group must see Mrs. Ferris before the end of class to let her know
Friday, October 19th
No Bellwork (just forget this week)
Begin filming your commercial
You must---
Say your Candidate's Name 3 times
Have 5 statements/quotes/things about your candidate
Must be 30 seconds when it is ALL done
You have today to film
Monday to work in SlideRocket (we will go from there)
Thursday, October 18th
No Bellwork today
Demo on filming
Groups
Wednesday, October 17th
Bellwork: (Open a new Word Document and save as BW1015, add bellwork for today, save and SEND it Friday)
What happened in the debate last night? Give one example (check the news sites if you need to)
Finish your project. This is it. No more class time, no excuses, NOTHING
See Mrs. Ferris is you are done and want an extra credit assignment
Tuesday, October 16th
Bellwork: (Open a new Word Document and save as BW1015, add bellwork for today, save and SEND it TODAY)
EXTRA CREDIT CHANCE--Tomorrow night is the 2nd Presidential Debate. If you email me BEFORE school tomorrow with one topic that was discussed and how EACH candidate felt about it (or responded since it might be a non answer) you will receive up to 10 extra credit points. This has to be completed before 7:45am. If you want you can come to my room and tell me or email between 7:20-7:45am (I will not write late passes). For today write--WATCH Debate on your bellwork
If you are done with your video, you will need to publish it and then email me the code
Monday, October 15th
Bellwork: (Open a new Word Document and save as BW1015, add bellwork for today, save and SEND it TODAY)
EXTRA CREDIT CHANCE--Tomorrow night is the 2nd Presidential Debate. If you email me BEFORE school tomorrow with one topic that was discussed and how EACH candidate felt about it (or responded since it might be a non answer) you will receive up to 10 extra credit points. This has to be completed before 7:45am. If you want you can come to my room and tell me or email between 7:20-7:45am (I will not write late passes). For today write--WATCH Debate on your bellwork
The point of your ad is to get people to vote for the person you chose based on how they think about the topic you picked
12-15 images (find these first) of your Candidate and things to represent your topic
Load the images into www.sliderocket.com and put them into the order you want them to show
Time the images so it is exactly 30 seconds long
Add text over the images saying:
Vote for _
5 statements of what that person thinks (or what the other person thinks and they disagree with)
You must use the Candidates name 3 times
End with VOTE FOR _ because _ (your catch phrase)
If you are done with your video, you will need to publish it and then email me the code. Once I receive that we will view it together and grade it. Once you submit it, no chances can take place to change your grade so make sure you have met the requirements
There is a video on the Politics pages to show you show to do this.
Friday, October 12th
Bellwork: (Open a new Word Document and save as BW108, add bellwork for today, save and SEND it TODAY)
Something with the Presidential Election happened last night (it was on TV). What was it and why does it matter?
I talked to many of you and your parents last night. If you have something missing, TURN IT IN NOW. Ad bust papers with no names are on the counter
Political Advertising--You are in PART 4 and you are building your commercial using www.sliderocket.com
Thursday, October 11th
Bellwork: (Open a new Word Document and save as BW108, add bellwork for today, save and SEND it on Friday)
Do you think there should be a limit on what can be spent on campaign advertising? Why or why not?
Introduction to Sliderocket for creating your commercial
Bellwork: (Open a new Word Document and save as BW101, add bellwork for today, save and SEND it on Friday)
Extra Credit Chance--Go to a news site of your choice. Find an article about the Presidential Campaign. What does the article say? Do you agree or disagree? Copy the link to the article as well
Bellwork: (Open a new Word Document and save as BW101, add bellwork for today, save and SEND it on Friday)
Did you watch the debate last night? Thoughts? If you did NOT watch it, go to www.freep.com and see what others are saying. What do people thing about it?
Examples of Political Advertising
Wednesday, October 3rd
Bellwork: (Open a new Word Document and save as BW101, add bellwork for today, save and SEND it on Friday)
Check your current grade on your progress report. Are you happy? What do you need to do before Friday to bring it up?
Remember if something is missing it might be because it was not turned in right, you forgot to email it (or email ate it), it didn't have a name on it
Ad Busts that were not done or with no names are on the counter
Logo Projects--See Mrs. Ferris if you think you handed it in
Anything else--RE EMAIL
Examples of Political Advertising Vocab in commercials
Tuesday, October 2nd
Bellwork: (Open a new Word Document and save as BW101, add bellwork for today, save and SEND it on Friday)
Do you watch any of the political ads that are airing right now or do you skip them?
Bellwork: (Open a new Word Document and save as BW924, add bellwork for today, save and SEND it on Friday)
Do you think that advertising convinces people to smoke or drink more? Why or why not?
Television Commercial examples of Glamour Codes
Ad Busting Intro
Monday, September 24th
Bellwork: (Open a new Word Document and save as BW924, add bellwork for today, save and SEND it on Friday)
Do you think there should be restrictions on the kinds of commercials that are shown on TV and when they are shown? Why or Why not? Give an example to support your feelings.
If you are ready to print, make sure you have READ the directions AND watched the printing video on the Branding and Logo page
Ask for help if you are unsure
Turn into the basket next to the printer
Tuesday, September 18th
Bellwork: (Open BW917, add bellwork for today, save and CLOSE--DO NOT SEND)
Describe the logo for either of the Presidential candidates. If you are unsure of what one looks like, Google can help you. What do you think? Does it remind you of any other logo?
Bellwork: (add this to the document your create, you should now have all 5 days for this week on one document--once done, email it to Mrs. Ferris)
Think about a scene in a movie, or a news story where a stereotype about a group of people was portrayed and seemed unfair to you. Briefly describe the scene or the story and explain what the media form did to make people believe the stereotype.
BELLWORK: (copy this into the Word Document you created named BW910. SAVE and DO NOT SEND)
Think of an advertisement for product that you have seen. Name the product and tell the story that is being sold with that product. Hint: Think about the Pantene ad we talked about in the power point.
Make sure your Web Hunt has been emailed so you get credit for it!!! Remember, all work in here can also be worked on at home or anywhere you can access the Wiki for information.
Wednesday, September 12th
BELLWORK: (copy this into the Word Document you created named BW910. SAVE and DO NOT SEND)
Why do companies spend millions of dollars to advertise during the SuperBowl?
Complete the assignment from yesterday
Work on something quietly when done
Tuesday, September 11th
BELLWORK: (copy this into the Word Document you created named BW910. SAVE and DO NOT SEND)
Using complete sentences, do you believe your memories of 9/11 are based on what you saw live or on the video replays? What are your memories?
January 16th-January 18th
January 14th-January 16th
Wednesday, January 9th-Friday, January 11th
Monday, January 7th and Tuesday, January 8th
Thursday, December 20th and Friday, December 21st
Monday, December 17th-Wednesday, December 19th
Friday, December 14th
Thursday, December 13th
Wednesday, December 12th
Tuesday, December 11th
Monday, December 10th
Friday, December 7th
Wednesday, December 5th and Thursday, December 6th
Tuesday, December 4th
Monday, December 3rd
Friday, November 30th
Thursday, November 29th
Wednesday, November 28th
Tuesday, November 27th
Monday, November 26th
Tuesday, November 20th
**Message from Mrs. Ferris: I hope all of you are working hard on this project. So far 2 of your classmates have completed it and turned it in. I expect that the rest of you will complete it on Monday in class. PLEASE do not waste time. You are responsible for getting this card marking off to a good start and getting this project completed on time will be a great start!!!
Friday, November 16th and Monday, November 19th
Thursday, November 15th
Wednesday, November 14th
Monday, November 12th-Tuesday, November 13th
Friday, November 9th
Thursday, November 8th
Wednesday, November 7th
Monday, November 5th
Tuesday, October 30th-Friday, November 2nd
Monday, October 29th
Friday, October 26th
Thursday, October 25th
Wednesday, October 24th
Monday, October 22nd and Tuesday, October 23rd
Friday, October 19th
Thursday, October 18th
Wednesday, October 17th
Tuesday, October 16th
Monday, October 15th
Friday, October 12th
Thursday, October 11th
Wednesday, October 10th
Tuesday, October 9th
Monday, October 8th
Friday, October 5th
Thursday, October 4th
Wednesday, October 3rd
Tuesday, October 2nd
Monday, October 1st
Friday, September 28th
Thursday, September 27th
Wednesday, September 26th
Tuesday, September 25th
Monday, September 24th
Friday, September 21st
Thursday, September 20th
Wednesday, September 19th
Tuesday, September 18th
Monday, September 17th
Friday, September 14th
Thursday, September 13th
Wednesday, September 12th
Tuesday, September 11th
Monday, September 10th
Friday, September 7th
Thursday, September 6th